Set for the Ages
Gonna have some very interesting things going on now.
The four boys looked up as the door opened and footsteps echoed around them as Maddie came down the stairs.
"What's up?" She asked, walking through the circle to the seat between Caleb and Tyler.
"Turns out you aren't the only girl with the power that…" Caleb said.
"Duh." Maddie said. "I think we established that years ago, bro."
"Let me finish." Caleb said. The book, which was levitating in the middle of the circle, turned so that Maddie could read the pages. "Turns out that all the girls with the power go through a change at a certain age. Your seduction powers are just as addictive as the other powers but without the after affects."
"Alright." Maddie said, her eyes scanning the pages. "Like the aging?"
"Yeah." Caleb said. "You still get that from the Power though."
"Damn." Maddie said. "And here was me thinking I'd escape." She looked at Caleb. "So what else is there?"
"Well see the records." Caleb said. Maddie turned her eyes back to the book. "Each girl with the powers, at the age you're at now, go through a change."
"Oh so like…the whole tomboy to girly-ish thing." Maddie said. Caleb nodded. "So…it's the seduction powers doing that."
"Right." Caleb said.
"I told you it wasn't the tattoo." Maddie said.
"There was a chance that it could have been." Pogue said. Maddie rolled her eyes.
"Hey…what's this?" She asked, leaning closer. "Something about the fifth…" The book snapped shut and fell to the floor in the circle of fire. "Caleb!"
"You don't need to read that." Caleb said.
"Why not? I thought the fifth was killed off years ago." Maddie said. She looked around at the boys.
"Exactly, which is why you don't have to worry about it." Reid said.
"Uh huh." Maddie said. "Ok fine, whatever." She glanced over at Tyler and realized he was actually having quite a hard time not looking at her. With a grin, she crossed her legs, causing the skirt to shift up her thigh a bit more before leaning forward. "So the conclusion is that my powers are the reason that I'm like this."
"Yep." Reid said.
"Well it makes sense." Maddie said. "I mean…come on…how can one be a successful seductress as a tomboy?" She smiled as, not only Tyler, but Reid and Pogue shifted a bit uncomfortably and looked anywhere but at her.
"Great…just one more thing I need to worry about with you." Caleb said.
"I think worrying about me keeps you sane." Maddie said. She put her hands on her knees and stood up before deliberately turning to face Tyler. "We have homework."
"Huh?" Tyler asked, looking up at her face.
"You and me…one of the classes we have together…we have homework in." Maddie said. "Let's get that finished."
"But we're going to Nicky's tonight." Reid said.
"Well if baby boy and I can finish quickly then we'll be able to join you guys." Maddie said. "So the sooner we leave, the sooner we get it done."
"Oooh…right." Reid said. Tyler gave him a look before standing up.
"Guess I'll see you guys later." He said. Maddie poked him in the back and they headed up the stairs.
"Poor Tyler." Pogue said.
"Go!" Maddie said, as soon as they stepped outside the Colony House. She ran towards the hummer and Tyler chased after her. "We can't just get in the car and do stuff there because if they come out soon."
"Yeah, yeah I know." Tyler said. They got to the car and got in. He started it and backed out. "Where to?"
"Have to be your dorm. You have the books there and if we do anything at my place Caleb might walk in." Maddie said.
"Thank god you're thinking." Tyler said. "We'd be screwed if it were up to me."
"I don't wanna be screwed…yet." Maddie said, smirking.
"If you keep talking like that you will be…and not just in the good way." Tyler said. Maddie pretended to zip her lips before laughing.
"Do you think we should really do some work?" She asked, pushing open the door to Reid and Tyler's dorm room.
"Define work." Tyler said, walking in behind her and closing the door.
"Hmm…" Maddie said, turning around. She grinned and put her arms over his shoulder. "That's too much work." She pressed her lips to his and received a moan.
"Why didn't you tell her?" Reid asked. Caleb dragged his hand over his face and shrugged. "This is serious. Her birthday is next month."
"I know…I just don't get it." Caleb said.
"What's to get? She's going to through what you just went through a year ahead of time." Reid said.
"Just don't tell her tonight alright. I'll do it." Caleb said.
"Well remember, you have a bit over a month for it." Reid said. "That's not too much time."
(((A/N: I don't know when Caleb's birthday is but I thinking it's in September, like early in September because the party at the Dells was supposed to be an end of the summer thing.)))
"You need a ride?" Caleb asked, walking out the house with the other two.
"Umm…I guess so." Reid said.
"Alright, see you at Nicky's man." Caleb said. He and Pogue did the fist tapping thing.
"Yeah, see you guys there." Pogue said, getting on his bike. Reid and Caleb got in the car and left first.
"If Maddie had a boyfriend, what would you do?" Reid asked, casually.
"Same thing I did to the others." Caleb said. "Intimidate them, promise to castrate them if they hurt her in any way…you know, usual stuff. Why?"
"No reason, just wondering." Reid said. "They're probably gonna wind up being worse now that she's all girly."
"Great…so instead of the seemingly nice kinda jock she's going to be dating the asshole kinda jock." Caleb said.
"I don't think she'll go that far." Reid said. "She still hates the asshole jocks."
"Good." Caleb said. He pulled up to the dorms. "I'll be back in like half in hour alright? Give the message over to Sarah for my will ya?"
"Sure thing." Reid said, getting out. He walked into the dorms, kind of afraid to go to his own because he pretty much knew that's where Maddie and Tyler would be 'studying'. He made the detour to Sarah and Kate's room and informed Sarah of the plans. He slowly headed up to his dorm. Reid put his ear to the door but couldn't hear anything. Hoping to god everything was good to go, he turned the doorknob and walked in. Maddie and Tyler's heads shot up and both of them sighed in relief.
"Hey." Maddie said, looking back at the book on her lap. They were sitting on the end of Tyler's bed and he had an arm behind her and his head on her shoulder next to hers, both now staring at the book Maddie held.
"Tough work?" Reid asked, grinning slightly as he closed the door. They made the perfect prep-school couple with the pose they had.
"Not really…we're just lazy." Tyler said. Reid sat down on Maddie's other side and looked at the book.
"This shit is easy man, I did it last year." He said.
"Well no fucking shit you did it last year Einstein." Maddie said, Whacking Reid's forehead lightly. "You were in this class last year."
"Verbal and physically abusive…you got yourself a keeper there, Tyler." Reid said, getting up and heading over to his dresser. "Caleb's coming back in half an hour, think you two will be done by then?"
"We're done now…just have like three more questions that we can easily answer." Maddie said.
"Yeah like seven, twelve and five thousand-eight hundred and seventy two." Tyler said.
"It's not math." Maddie said.
"I know but that's how easy it is to answer." Tyler said. Maddie laughed a bit.
"Aww, young love…such a tender and beautiful thing." Reid said, rolling his eyes. He went into the bathroom with a bunch of clothes and closed the door.
"Hey, play along alright?" Maddie said. Tyler nodded. She raised her voice. "I don't know what to do about it, Tyler. I don't know whose it is and Caleb will kill me if he finds out that I'm keeping it."
"You'll think of something. Just hope that Caleb doesn't go crazy and try to kill someone." Tyler said. They heard something fall in the bathroom and forced themselves not to laugh.
"He wouldn't do that, would he?" Maddie asked. "Not the person it belongs to."
"Oh he might if he had reason." Tyler said. At that moment Reid came out of the bathroom half dressed and pointed his finger at Maddie.
"You're pregnant?" He asked.
"I knew that was what he was going to say." Maddie said, laughing.
"What?" Reid asked. Tyler laughed as well. "This isn't funny."
"Yeah it is." Maddie said. "I was talking about the pencil case I found the other day."
"Oh." Reid said. "Why would Caleb kill someone for that?"
"Tyler didn't know what I was talking about." Maddie said. "I just told him to play along." Reid glared at the laughing duo and threw a bunched up shirt at them.
Maddie and Tyler were still laughing as the three went down to get Sarah then wait. Tyler went off in a different direction to get the car, telling them he'd meet them out front. Maddie knocked on Sarah and Kate's room door.
"Hey Maddie, Reid." Kate said, opening the door.
"Hey Kate, how's things?" Maddie asked.
"Good. Pogue and I are talking again so I figure we'll probably be back together before school on Monday." Kate said.
"That's good. What were you guys fighting about anyways?" Maddie asked.
"Just him being so jealous." Kate said. Sarah appeared in the doorway next to Kate.
"Hey guys. I invited Kate along." She said.
"Cool." Maddie said. Sarah gave Reid a partially apologetic look that, thankfully, Maddie missed. The roommates stepped out and closed the door. Maddie made sure to walk with Kate. "So who was he jealous of this time?" Reid and Sarah looked at each other before looking at the girls in front of them.
"A new friend of mine that was a guy." Kate said.
"Maybe she won't bother with names." Reid whispered.
"Let's hope." Sarah said. "Caleb will kill us."
"Pogue's an overall good guy." Maddie said. "Being jealous is one of his few flaws."
"Yeah, I know." Kate said. "It just annoys me sometimes." They stood outside. "Can I get a ride with you guys?"
"Sure." Maddie said. "Let Sarah get some alone time in a car with my brother." They laughed. Tyler pulled in front of them. "I call shot gun!"
"Aww come on, Mads!" Reid said.
"Too bad blondie, I'm sitting up front." Maddie said, opening the passenger door and getting in before Reid could take a step. "Haul your ass into a back seat."
"Come on, Reid, you can sit with me." Kate said.
"Oh, well in that case…" Reid said. Everyone laughed. Caleb pulled up behind Tyler. Reid and Kate got into the back of the hummer and Sarah got into the car with Caleb.
"Kate's coming?" Caleb asked.
"Yeah, sorry. I just didn't want her to feel as if we were leaving her out of things." Sarah said. "And besides…Reid and Tyler will keep Maddie busy. I doubt if those two will get more then three minutes straight to talk."
"I hope so." Caleb said.
"Well we can't keep the two of them apart forever." Sarah said. "Especially when Kate and Pogue are dating. Eventually Kate's gonna tell her about Chase or you're going to have to." Caleb didn't answer, just followed behind the other car as it started rolling forward.
Pogue was already at Nicky's by the time they got there and it didn't take long to find him at the table. It also didn't take long for Maddie to drag Tyler off over to the dance floor. Caleb made sure to keep his eyes off of them because he didn't want to see his sister dancing the way she does now.
I need something interesting to put in for the next chapter. I kinda wanna give one of the sons (or Maddie) a baby doll from parenting class but I don't know which ones would actually willingly be in that class apart from Maddie. What do you readers think??